Meaning of androgenetic alopecia in English:
androgenetic alopecia
noun
MedicineA form of baldness in which a genetically determined response to androgens results in shrinkage of hair follicles in parts of the scalp and changes in the cycle of hair growth; (male or female) pattern baldness.
Origin
1970s. From a blend of androgenic and genetic + alopecia, after German androgenetische Alopezie.
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